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david dawson?nigelbrown wrote:I was here last year, you saw plenty of me then, although under a different suedoughnimm.
Were you banned?
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No I wasn't banned, I went away for a while, travelling like. It was right lovely, 16 months of bliss.
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Ah, you're Stuart Earl, aren't you?
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Well, then who are you, Nigel?
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Apparently it's just Kirk fooling around.
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I fool around in the privacy of ladies' homes, Richard - usually Sue's.Richard Brittain wrote:Apparently it's just Kirk fooling around.
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That's true, Richard(ysw) - and he's starting to show potential. Just need to stop him yelling 'smor-ZANDOOOOOOO' on his vinegar stroke.Kirk Bevins wrote:I fool around in the privacy of ladies' homes, Richard - usually Sue's.Richard Brittain wrote:Apparently it's just Kirk fooling around.
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But there several clips on YouTube of Mark Nyman in dictionary corner but not as a contestnat.Jason Larsen wrote:Thank you, Craig, and it's a wonder how Mark Nyman went from being a great contestant on Countdown to being a lexicographer.
Can anyone direct me to some clips of Mark Nyman playing as a contestant on Countdown online?
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I'll have to try my hardest to search, Tracey.
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Not even you???Jon O'Neill wrote:Yawn.
Jeffrey Hansford is the best ever.
Settled.
Contestant: Continent please, Rachel.
Rachel: Y.
Contestant: Because I want one!
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Mine:
Scott Mearns
Harvey Freeman
Don Reid
Julian Fell
Conor Travers
Andrew Hulme
Craig Beevers
Scott Mearns
Harvey Freeman
Don Reid
Julian Fell
Conor Travers
Andrew Hulme
Craig Beevers
Contestant: Continent please, Rachel.
Rachel: Y.
Contestant: Because I want one!
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Is that in order?Robert Baxter wrote:Mine:
Scott Mearns
Harvey Freeman
Don Reid
Julian Fell
Conor Travers
Andrew Hulme
Craig Beevers
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YesGavin Chipper wrote:Is that in order?Robert Baxter wrote:Mine:
Scott Mearns
Harvey Freeman
Don Reid
Julian Fell
Conor Travers
Andrew Hulme
Craig Beevers
Contestant: Continent please, Rachel.
Rachel: Y.
Contestant: Because I want one!
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hmmm.
Scott Mearns
Harvey Freeman
Graham Nash
Don Reid
That's the top 4.
Scott Mearns
Harvey Freeman
Graham Nash
Don Reid
That's the top 4.
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Update?
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Well, I've changed mine;
9 round era
Scott Mearns
Harvey Freeman
Allan Saldahna
15 round era
Kai Laddiman
Julian Fell
Jack Hurst
9 round era
Scott Mearns
Harvey Freeman
Allan Saldahna
15 round era
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Julian Fell
Jack Hurst
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1. Kirk Bevins
2. Jack Hurst
3. Craig Beevers
4. Edward McCullagh
5. Stewart Holden, Chris Wills, Daniel Pati, Adam Laws & Paul Gallen
2. Jack Hurst
3. Craig Beevers
4. Edward McCullagh
5. Stewart Holden, Chris Wills, Daniel Pati, Adam Laws & Paul Gallen
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There is a logic to some of those, but Daniel Pati and Adam Laws have no place here. Why did you pick them?Thomas Carey wrote:1. Kirk Bevins
2. Jack Hurst
3. Craig Beevers
4. Edward McCullagh
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Dunno, they just seem good. Upon reflection, Eoin Monaghan beat Daniel Pati and Adam got in without Chris or Eamonn, so don't know what happened. Just pick one of the 5s. Quite sure the 1-4s aren't out of place, though.Gavin Chipper wrote:There is a logic to some of those, but Daniel Pati and Adam Laws have no place here. Why did you pick them?Thomas Carey wrote:1. Kirk Bevins
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Adam was the guy who beat me, so naturally I must agree with Thomas's choice here.Thomas Carey wrote:Dunno, they just seem good. Upon reflection, Eoin Monaghan beat Daniel Pati and Adam got in without Chris or Eamonn, so don't know what happened. Just pick one of the 5s. Quite sure the 1-4s aren't out of place, though.Gavin Chipper wrote:There is a logic to some of those, but Daniel Pati and Adam Laws have no place here. Why did you pick them?Thomas Carey wrote:1. Kirk Bevins
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Daniel Pati was a huge talent who took Countdown by surprise, as this game testifies- http://wiki.apterous.org/Episode_5104Gavin Chipper wrote:There is a logic to some of those, but Daniel Pati and Adam Laws have no place here. Why did you pick them?Thomas Carey wrote:1. Kirk Bevins
2. Jack Hurst
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Between Julian Fell, Craig Beevers and Jack Hurst for me
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Some good choices. I'd say that Edward McCullagh had a similar air of invincibility.David Barnard wrote:Between Julian Fell, Craig Beevers and Jack Hurst for me
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'Some good choices. I'd say that Edward McCullagh had a similar air of invincibility'.
I remember him saying before that he was going to be beaten but to be honest I thought Adam was going to pip him in that final.
I remember him saying before that he was going to be beaten but to be honest I thought Adam was going to pip him in that final.
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Edward always said that he was surprised to win all the time on the show, but in terms of play he came across to me as more impressive than Adam and although he was number 2 seed, I thought he was favourite going into the final.David Barnard wrote:'Some good choices. I'd say that Edward McCullagh had a similar air of invincibility'.
I remember him saying before that he was going to be beaten but to be honest I thought Adam was going to pip him in that final.
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There's only one player that I've been really impressed with since I went on....and that is Chris Davies. Why hasn't he been mentioned?
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Kirk, you were very good too, there has been so many great players since you have been on as well, my top 5 would be You, Jack Hurst, Craig Beevers, Julian Fell and maybe Andrew Hulme as well, I would naturally rate you in my top 5 because seeing you on the TV doing so well made me think, 'it would be cool if I could be good as well'
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Nobody's really impressed me since I went on.
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Paul Gallen? Mark Tournoff? Conor Travers? Stewart Holden?Kirk Bevins wrote:There's only one player that I've been really impressed with since I went on....and that is Chris Davies. Why hasn't he been mentioned?
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I think the best series was series 61, now there was 4 very impressive players. No series has had that amount of great players since then although there is usually 1 or 2.
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Ahem series 63...David Barnard wrote:I think the best series was series 61, now there was 4 very impressive players. No series has had that amount of great players since then although there is usually 1 or 2.
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Cheers Kirk! I'm surprised you weren't really impressed with Jack Hurst though. I certainly was.Kirk Bevins wrote:There's only one player that I've been really impressed with since I went on....and that is Chris Davies. Why hasn't he been mentioned?
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Haha, but there has just been so many impressive players on there recently, although you would also fit into one of the ones that impressed along with Jack, I can think of 15 good/excellent players in the past 5 series, Mark Murphy (the guy who played wankers) is definitely not one of them.Eoin Monaghan wrote:Ahem series 63...David Barnard wrote:I think the best series was series 61, now there was 4 very impressive players. No series has had that amount of great players since then although there is usually 1 or 2.
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Jack is very good but I wasn't impressed as such. I was impressed with your consistency and word knowledge. You had an air of authority and unbeatability about you that didn't come across with Jack, in my opinion.Chris Davies wrote:
Cheers Kirk! I'm surprised you weren't really impressed with Jack Hurst though. I certainly was.
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And for 2 players like you 2 who played the obscure words, it was certainly interesting seeing dictionary corner work for their money verifying the wordsKirk Bevins wrote:Jack is very good but I wasn't impressed as such. I was impressed with your consistency and word knowledge. You had an air of authority and unbeatability about you that didn't come across with Jack, in my opinion.Chris Davies wrote:
Cheers Kirk! I'm surprised you weren't really impressed with Jack Hurst though. I certainly was.
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I would also say Kirk's comment is fair, Andrew in the final just seemed happy to be there and didn't worry about the result, Chris seemed like he was the one who wanted it more
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A pub conversation on Friday night elicited the claim from one of my colleagues that she shagged Julian Fell a few years back at uni, and he was described as being "dirty". I didn't get (want) any more detail.
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As a %, how likely do you think that is to be true?Ian Volante wrote:A pub conversation on Friday night elicited the claim from one of my colleagues that she shagged Julian Fell a few years back at uni, and he was described as being "dirty". I didn't get (want) any more detail.
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Are we talking personal hygiene, or sexual habits?Ian Volante wrote:she shagged Julian Fell a few years back at uni, and he was described as being "dirty"
Edit: if Julian Fell makes a move on you, is this what's called a Fell Swoop?
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Phil Reynolds wrote:Are we talking personal hygiene, or sexual habits?Ian Volante wrote:she shagged Julian Fell a few years back at uni, and he was described as being "dirty"
Edit: if Julian Fell makes a move on you, is this what's called a Fell Swoop?
No doubt that it's true, and she meant in sexual habits. I wasn't drunk enough to pry further.Jon O'Neill wrote: As a %, how likely do you think that is to be true?
And ahaha.
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I highly doubt Julian is dirty too Ian.
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I wouldn't like to speculate too farJason Larsen wrote:I highly doubt Julian is dirty too Ian.
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Good for all our sakes.
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Would have been interesting to know if he was as good in bed as he was at countdown, if he was then she was one lucky lady
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I have no idea what that could be about!
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If you're good in bed, Jason, it means you are a restful sleeper.Jason Larsen wrote:I have no idea what that could be about!
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Ok, and hopefully I'll have a happy Easter!
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...eventually.Kirk Bevins wrote:If you're good in bed, Jason, it means you are a restful sleeper.Jason Larsen wrote:I have no idea what that could be about!
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And Easter is now over
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And thank god we've stopped talking about such a repulsive subjectJason Larsen wrote:And Easter is now over
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If you're so keen to stop talking about it, why post about it?David Barnard wrote:And thank god we've stopped talking about such a repulsive subjectJason Larsen wrote:And Easter is now over
"There's leaders, and there's followers, but I'd rather be a dick than a swallower" - Aristotle
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David Barnard, who are you?
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Who am I?
I am David Barnard from Herefordshire, I am 20 years old. I like golf (play off a 3 handicap), darts (only for the drinking), countdown (obviously) and scrabble (good banter). I am a member of another forum (it's to do with golf) and am one of the most prolific posters on there (2nd most posts in the country).
My facebook profile is here http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php? ... 0259082415 so if you are thinking I am someone having a joke I'm not, heres proof.
Does that answer your question?
I am David Barnard from Herefordshire, I am 20 years old. I like golf (play off a 3 handicap), darts (only for the drinking), countdown (obviously) and scrabble (good banter). I am a member of another forum (it's to do with golf) and am one of the most prolific posters on there (2nd most posts in the country).
My facebook profile is here http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php? ... 0259082415 so if you are thinking I am someone having a joke I'm not, heres proof.
Does that answer your question?
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Best ever is Edward McCullagh because he beat me. Chris Davies is immense too. My knowledge of Countdown history is nowhere near as extensive as most people who have submitted their responses though, I expect. I vaguely remember being wowed by Kai Laddiman's skill when he was on, too, but that may have been principally because he was so young. I only watched Countdown in dribs and drabs between finishing primary school and the end of Oli Garner's series, when I started watching regularly again.
Mike Brown: "Round 12: T N R S A E I G U
C1: SIGNATURE (18) ["9; not written down"]
C2: SEATING (7)
Score: 108–16 (max 113)
Another niner for Adam and yet another century. Well done, that man."
C1: SIGNATURE (18) ["9; not written down"]
C2: SEATING (7)
Score: 108–16 (max 113)
Another niner for Adam and yet another century. Well done, that man."
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Yes David Barnard. That does answer my question
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No problem Jason LarsenJason Larsen wrote:Yes David Barnard. That does answer my question
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It's ok David Barnard
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It's definitely a god thing we are calling each other by our full names, I want to seem like I have good manners so the formal approach definitely has worked on this occasion so I shall call you by your full name from now on, feel free to do the same back to me
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I don't like to be called Jason William. If I ever applied to go on Countdown I would tell Nick Hewer my name is Jason Larsen and not Jason William